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v kw'j s / j ib / ex'clix til cm Â¥ v h y & ib&j&u&v ru i#fo i ehis ii a\i:s editor v proprietor iiii;l copies five i'm the olil iforili wlale forever â€” gaston salisbury n 0 thursday marcu 14 1sg7 nitm151j1 1sl vol il philadelphia a dver'ts jas w li i i'l.l.k 1 ii i iii.v smith jnii c sliiailiiilimi v cai.vin iiiiiiiik riddle sherborne & co imi'ortkhh a s i wholesale dealers in foreign jl domestic dry goods 4;;*s market street dcliiw l-'lltli v 483 merchant btreat philadelphia sept 90 186(3 â€¢!Â«'- tin j b iikss d w â€¢ . ii imbklls t m illlllklls sol 1.1-1 smilll hess rogers & chambers l.mi-nll i kits am jlllim iis op hosiery olcvss fancy goods etc etc no ii 1 market street philadelphia sc]it20 lsiiii tw-fim iv d harris tt 1 i ii alletj &. brother ikpohters ami l ii , i i s tl li it a i i lis s china glass & queexsware nos 23 & 25 smith fourth street between market andchestniitsts philadelphia ob0bqbn ai.i.11n tin m a l.l.ix bj pirisiiiii.i ill iss tin v v i;i.iss,,p - by tin i'ln-kiil nt miiiniliii un i i'ri i-i s,|,l 20-3nt g f pritchard with parham work imi'.illti lis \| im 1 \. i i 111 lis and wholesale dealers in hats caps furs & straw goods no il north third street between murkel and arch p li i 1 n a e i s ji i a . wm m i'akiiam i ,. n wnllk sept 80 isiiit tw-ijin u -,". m00f.3 oi si'oki.s i .... \. i . vtfti ii u oil b5Â«m>35 fn-i-i it 1 Â«**Â». co m hell i i till klis i n foreign & domestic dry goods no 529 market street jl i oiniiien ,â€¢ si .) r ll i i 1 o i l i hi a ttiptso isnii tw bin cms t mouoan ai i1bkt p 1111 is wm b i.i i k *â– i ki kistok charles e morgan & co importers anh jobbers of dry goods 510 muriel street oclow sixth philadelphia gept 30 isnii tw-3in hb nu vssb1sr nl south t'al.'ni.in a w ith james palmer &. co wholesale mm ggifc'ts oils paixtst gltssv dye-stuffs no lot market street i u i l i u i i i mi sept so ism tw-fim blackburn & holder pi hp hakb'ists . ticn'dki til i'll h si |{\ it ksto thi3citi jjciis ol's ili-l.urv mill llie burriiundinp coiiii irv tbey liavu buil much experience in the bu sinekk iiml will prompt l execute nil m li â– nl to tin-in iu th ot ,':-:.,,;,,:â€¢;, maimer give thciii a trial address j'.i.ai'ki'.l l.'n & ikh liki oleu lisl ille n c ur sajem 1 1 worth n 0 1 mi:i worth & daniel shipping and i'oniriissioii merchants wilmington n 0 i u'.ai.kks in haijglng rope i i iron i .... i inn plu.-tei i . tin ul hair lleiiiiine 1'erui i oi i . - ; , i ivci uiiienl ii^euts salt ii i mill nil li i ( lllll \.., utufiir lluuji llu i li â– ujier i'liospliate ol j rn \ ..â– â– ..,. , until iii mail ti am sliiti 1 agents liir i i'sweeklj teauislnj line from new v.uk \ of xew vork â€¢ - . kcts i , ti i ,,:. ,, in notice ! tlm pleasant grove asso ciatlon i tie colored r,,pti.-t gliurch wllicll willi oi l''ai,i/.,'il ill hic.iulier la 1 will un i ai lin on ib third ' i ' 1 1 ii i-i i.i \- in april next ul llcllt 1 i liurch llalifiix ( lonii ty virginia twelve iu ; l - i'roui s . m l ||â€ž- i mi 1 1 p on the ii ieliui i und i lunvilli li.iilro.iil all dl-ilui und i:i local liapti.-t pre iclirrs in mori h in oliiin are iu it il to aitenil rkv r i \ m \|; ll \, i ixh , n r i in v i --,,;. i i i ,],.]â€ž! wm l l!0!!lii\s ix - ' ' , s i fasbl /,).'.,' ! \ ' ' . â– .... i^^^m~m~^r^7w-^^irwÂ»m^amr^smmmtxasrimsvmaat~*~ij^timkmmmms^*smt advertisements state of north carolina ( rowan chin it i joseph 0 white vs j original attachinent the national ex l levied on personal pr.-s and trims , property p taiioii ( lomp'y | it a pp a riu io ihe satisfaction of ihe courl thai thi a ti'iidiiuts iu mis paso re tide bey 1 the limits of the stale it is therefore on i by the courl thai publication be uiiulu in the old north state ur six eiiuseculive weeks notifying said absent defendants to be nnd ap peal at tlie next term of this t t to be held for the county of rowan nt the court-house in salisbury on the first monday in may next ' then aud there to plead auswer or demur oth erwise judgment final will be eutered against them a ml the property levied ou sold to satis fy the plaintiffs udg nt and costs yvi less obadiali vv ison clerk of our said curt at ( iffiee in salisbury the 1st mon ! , lay in february a d 18(17 aud iu the nine j iy first year of our indepeiidel â€¢ i 111 l ml w'l.'.i.sen ch'lk j march 1 i8u7 pr lees'll wtlw statc of worth carolina t >|,.\ riiumiiiiv county i in equity c j cochran and others vs heirs at law of timey monroe petition for sale of laud for partition lt appearing to the satisfaction of the curt that the heirs at law of terry monroe ami a 1 cochrane are uoli-resideul defeu dents it is oi'dered that publication be made for six weeks ill the lllll n . ' 1 i ll st il 1 ,'.'' lloii > tying ;!,,.,, of the tiling nf ibis i'eliti m aud j coiniiiauiling them tn tij pear nt the uesl term | ofthis ci in to he held ul tl e court house iu , tr,,y ii il l.i-i monday in february next â– theii and there to plead answer or demur to ' the facts set forth ill llie petition or the cause will be heard ex parte and judgment pro cou fesso rendered agaiusl tliem j w moxtcomery c m i fob i i â– pr fee lt wcw state of north carolina | d wit sun counts ) court of pleas and quarter sessions .[ ugust tt mi i sgo c p i n i 1'iitor of tlm iii i will "!' itarl u i m . ; - i , , ., .â– i n linsl .' i mi :â€¢ r nml others petition lile.l tu fttl i ! ' 'â€¢ ol'siiiil â€¢â€¢ > ,,- â– â€¢ . ilnvii > . icil i niimis nmiei 'â– i sn i mill in take then nl i tlie iilmve mimed , '-,â– â– iâ€ž,l re i i lierub ui ni midi i i m i let rj m icr inlin ivt'/or alexander i'cc/.m smith l-'eczur und others ! the children of llarbiirn i'c.'/.ur de .,-, 1 bite the Â« ft i p in ir.l l ,"/ ii hint i slitill ill tlie i ftl e ol i ounty clerk of said comity in i.cxinjrtoii,ontlic8tli 1 iy ni kebrti irj 1 - ' . 7 pi i -â– i tn ' n â– â– - : ; l nreonnt tvli.-n uml r tliuj iliuik in i his tbe mil ilii of j â– 'â– â– james wiseman com'r ian 01 pr stw state of north carolina | rowan counts \ robert murphy i vs original attachment , th naii.inal l"x \ levietl on personal press ami traii-por property tatioli ( oiupaiiy li appearing to the satisfaction of the court that the defendants in this case reside bevond the limits ofthis stale it is the efore ordered by the rt lhat publication be made in the old north state for six consecutive weeks no tifying said defendants to be and appear al the lie ' b rm of this court to be held tor llie coun ty of rowan at the en rt-house in salisbury on the first monday in may next then and [ , there to plead answer or demur otherwise i judgment final will be entered iigaiust tliem , ami the property levied ou to satisfy the plain tiffs judgment ami <â– ,,-,- . witness obadiali w isou clerk of our said court ut nfiii'e iu sab bury the lir t mou [ lay iu i binary a 1 >.. is(i7 aud in the uiue . ty-liisl year of our ludepelldelice i iii ii.t iii y s,,v clerk march i 1867 pr feeslo wow vihtjabi-e planffiatiow ' flouringmili to rent s aoent oe col geo t liarnes ** i wish to rent por oasb the plant.i ii,,u and mill owned by the late er saml l'icrr the plantation has about i 4>00 a-cre ol opi'h encul in a high state of cul ti vat ion and is well adapt . ,,| to tie i li .' of cot i ii tub ,.','"â€¢ wheal nni i oi ... i il is in f the most i places for cultivation in the county the ! dvi idling boil n i â– large und inudiuu . i-iiiiuiled by oi i the uu : in utitiful and or n.ini,-,iial garden - iu the i - 1 the mill has three sets , mies and is a superior mill ... i n en r jm ct liu iug u large custom an i pleiiiv of wilt i parties wishing i obtain further in format inn can do so by enl - ii,m u no in salisbury or on lieut warden nil the preuii -â€¢ -â€¢ luke blackmer sept 20 iso i i.i i agent for ren i a yale vhle machine shop 28 \ il feet two lories with '- horse power al -., ;, l,,t of machinery to renl or 11 with the '' shop \ iz : t â€¢.' i i vv 1 lathes i llotnry planing . machine saw â– sc ol â€¢â– â– llippii â– â€¢'â– etc hor i i u j ,| 1 ,: tic iii mecl ines ii ith the neces i i belling ele all read in he put ill lim , a splendid chance for 1 ibor saving ami i apply to s r 1iarrtsox tan 5 iso i im frank smith cooper ' _ > il ,- rn me i nl any thine iii ihe ctkm'eujnc line sin ,â– " mr i ,,!, â– '- lot bury , n ' ' old tvoktii state ; till weekly : ,- baths op sullsc'ulption.^a i'kllms cash in advance | til weekly one ycnr â€¢â€¢ ' 'â€¢'"'â– "" ' ' - ' six months - - 3-'"'t ( ' line mouth - - '...â– -â€¢ weekly i 1 weekly nnper one venr â€¢ â€¢ â€¢ Â« 3.00 ' â€ž ' '-' v ntlm - - 1.b0 .- i'en , on â– s ", iir - 22.00 t , i -,."- i v*c'u 40.0(1 . \ rnss s on llie paper intli nt - tho oxplnit on ol ' the ii ; i i i'i ion â€ž . ' ' tlie tvp which the oi.n i:iu -, tk is j ir nl il ;- â€¢ ill i . ' 'â– â€¢ n " puins Â« lm '"' 1 ' ! " i , . . l . visitor tu ever â– â– â€¢< > ly i to lo th â– wo have en : it 1 1 if nolo anil , t i ni i unti buto -â– 1 ( advertising i1ateb j â– i ii ansliln l 11 \ i i s for all i â– â– h li istli.in one month i ine s.|ii.uv i a insert on *' â– ''" ' i kiii-h ii i | lent ii i ' on ; " , t'.iiiii'iirt i.ii.-s no iieriuil - of ,"',â€¢ i foni moi -. i mo i j im ! ; ; mo i i mo i c m0 1 s,â€ž-h fa.ool s.'.o ! si2.00 s'500 1 ' i 2 sq aiitis 7 50 i l.'loii i 17.00 21 u | 21 110 , a s un -. 1(1 iii | i(,n 1 i 110 26.00 i moo i .,', tiies i i'l ! is ml i 23.00 2si iii 37(mi ' iii all cm 13.00 i 19 00 1 jinn 20.00 3s50 1 i i i col i 1 i 27,00 i 33.00 88.00 | ii 00 n ui ih i 01 2 00 i 33iki j 40.00 i v'mo j 60.00 ' ,,-.',. , ,, ii,ini i 42.00 | 62.(10 | fijumj | 7 in [ s ;.,' , ml â– â€¢ ti in iiliul ivitlithnsc who desire â– ' to advertise foi n longor term than lour mouths i court xotlees and advertisements will l,r charged ] nt the usual rates ten line i ul 1 li it ion type or about ot c â€¢ iiiih lengthwise of the column constitute n mitnire . -,, , : s j 1 v hei -. i'l leaded iiuniun will lie eon | ll-nctcd lorn tho oflice nl not l i 1 "" 1 ' ! '".'' tin rate nl iirilinurf i nciits his â– ed is rend r with approval o 1 i in ili i.i tic â– . . ni - per line . v,iv :â– ;: , inserted irregularly oral inter , viil â– -'â– ". per cui i ndditio al the rates nbov urintetl are for standing adver ' tiiini'iit â– '. in r t urn i'i '"â– '-. i â– " t ll crction | lo per cent addition il i more limn two s,|,.i:iivs elimigenlilo nt 1 lion pei if ten lines for e ury i hu ; twcntr-li re cents kiv siiunrt-s estiin 1 n n quarter coin i t ; â€ž,,,! t i isn bull ciilui in rtills for nil ( v ,.., .. â€žâ– . in i in i ..â– di y or year will lie ,..:.!' ml colh e i on ' ... â€” . ... .- -- | wrilti n r'tl i i 1 1 ' taitikc at the dog i nt real iiifc since tbe war t.v c w t tho great war came this fair south i em land was rent and torn bereft and mu i tilated riven and shaken btuined and ' blackened in evi ry thing bill uncompro inising honor and valor â€” as rich gems as i , shine on the escutcheon of our manhood < unexpectedly the struggle iissum d pro portions thai astounded both beligcrents j nnd ut which tho world stood aghast â€¢' southern heroism wrote its name and fame t in letters of blood and bequeathed to nos i terity these ns nn unsullied legacy all it t could leave â€” the pricelc lierilage of lion i or pen nnial and lovi ly as her own ctcrni i t hills ns limpid and pure as tbe waters that i gush from her mountains this buu113 1 clime ft and mellow as the affections thai ' warm in the bosom of her daughters will ' never permit the prido of its spirit to 1 stoop to be a party to il own dish r â€” â€¢ thi spirit will uot crouch to oppression j 1 nor submit tn i long without a protest ; 1 for here the in ni is almost ... ceaseli ssund constant in it devotions to thi principles of right aud justice as the tin less wing of ti to the behest of the eternal 1 he cause f,,r which we fought is lost and we submit to the inexorable deciee of fate â€” , la conn again ubedii ut citizens of the liui . ted states - 1 ni ii hoini li is and almost heartlo -. thousands of tbe best fauiilii 8 in the laud wandered to and fro like the dove seeking r t and finding none and still they wuii â– der up 1 nd down or are driven by those who have 110 mercy on the poor and ill ' fore b ud not unto ihe lord many 1 these the unvwoill sous olid lla m j lit el's ol 11 l,le ires hi retofore strangers to v ml now drag oul 11 niiseraple existence man , of llu in l.ear honorable cai of wo md nni hi uii 1 ,,.â– i ,. uvi ii ut and mom , â– ing and all tbe bitter nj ony v.itb w hich such changed circuuistanci .- can alllict the 1 human heart ll re wo are at the hi ginning of 1sc7 â€” iigurly tw yen since the war ended it is ., cold blcnk day the storm is luging i without li - i mi â– murmurs cine up to our very in arth tone i he moaning voi * ,., in ii \ icw i â– â€¢â– air are caught up by th hla.-t and iiri k 1 inl ir earsati very 1 h --, bob in il ere ice 1 1 bus been pnow , ing all the day and still i ister and i'm ter the icy linger of tin inercib - btoi 111 drop . ; the fleecj â– nibl ms ol . potlesi purity upon a \\ 01 id till stiiiiu 1 with oi il l have watched from my window all the lu long llie 1 ddj inp circb of llie driving .. a ihe fairy queen i her virgin il whirls the pit i - hakes to the k , mh lb in tboiighl of tlw unshelli red md si i m i w 1 ! the rude li iud i win plucki 1 and scatter , ,| 1 |, lal my n ii beauty store tlie little fondlinga ol love lhat make buii sliiue for n household and melody for an e.'ls till i could nliiiosi foreet myowndark nnd pathless condition amid the dreary sur roundings of the present hut here are some comforts left a cheerful lire a shel ter from the blast yes thank < ' ml here ,â– ire other comforts nun treasures though the neal h which we shelter has passed ill i .., n'.ll't llil'ilk m'lll tlm beui'lliiss cl'i-lliloi i has demanded the last and least article h hah the in allows all ! wc still have some comforts real hcarl comforts a wife wllosc interest ill llie welfare of loved ones never subsides nnd four dear little inno cen's â€” jewels thou bust lent unto us (> lord these the despoiler's hand li,l not reach mil the destroyer's arm thrust into tho general wreck thai follows in the track ,,( mm â€” these monuments of god's good ness still survive to engirdle tho darkness of o m low estate with hands of light make sueei melody within while ihe hoarse dis cord of the hou ling wind fills tho air like demon spirits charged to complete the work of destruction which pestilonce and famine lire nml sword left unfinished i siill gaze j out upon the storm playing cross nnd pile j with sleets of snow in mid air and then j hurrying on to find some cabbins roof and , silently drop upon the straw hour or the ! 3c nty bed standing in the corner and 1 still it buowb oh how last the heav ens seem to gl'ow thicker the clouds hailg i ! ke ii pillar of ni^'ht at our very doors aud ill th storm bweeps on like a dolugo â€” j nigh ! moonless aud haggard begins to mill to the gloom and at length throws her mantle around llie world we draw near ' er to the blazing fuggots that light our cot i j . and glaring lure and there make grotesque and unsightly figures upon the wall ; and when these have died out the embers glowiug with heat are till id with all oris of fantastic shapes nnd forms pret ty faces und ii".iy monsters bat listen oh the storm the storm i our little eot tngo trembles to the shock of its fury â€” mi v lie who tempera the winds to the shorn lambs remember the half chid the i-iiiuie the shelterless shivering in the cold this night thou who markest tbe i fall ol th sparrow ; iiuinbtu'est the hairs of our head will nol forget the sufferings of the fatherless nnd tho widow hark nth.it noise is thai '. agaiu it comes loud er than before it is some one tapping t ipping gently tapping al the door no tis but the wind ii irk again ! some j one is knocking kuocking gently knock ing al the door the wild careering of the winds drowns the faint but earnest voices without again it conies tapping tapping gent ly tapping at the door loose the lust j i'i intra answer the btimmons at tho door ' a little girl mnl hoy stand shivering in the ' ... lo w ilii i tale ot sorrow ou the tonguo and a load of anguish in the heart ob that my pen were dipped in the tears ol sorrow thai trickle down those little cheeks tl it ni jit and thai my tonguo were touch j , i with words that incite men to noble uc i ns while i tell as i fell mid knew the j the true condition ol the family for which th err uu was just made and let his or h .- voic be lost iu the gurgling sweep ol ii storm that could withhold tho words deeds and tears thai might add one ray ol comfort or spark of sympathy t those di folate hearts and let the hand bo blight ed hv the withering touch ol similar want that gives not that lends not its substance unto the lord god pity the lot of these poor shivering half clad children whose aching limbs have horn them to our door j the dark angel of tho night made death hideous to tliuir eyes while their little hearts shudderingly recoiled from the sceue inn the go d angle of mercy bent over nnd guided them safely to our habita tions â€¢â– coine in wo all said at once good evening mid thank you was tho re sponce 'â€¢ l'oor huh s.ili ri is said mr illiikelv " what misfortune what dire ne cessity has forced you abroad this cold dreary niglil ! and bow amid the dark iii und tl â– â– angry murmurs of the bbisl could youi ut ike your way ? draw closer to i bo lire and tell us till the cars were t '..- 1 chasing each other dowu utile jinnie's , llnvi ijiiiveriiig nil llie loll liken , a-li s like boaiiitii'ul stars pendant l mil the lingers of < 1ml tin n drop drop drop as if the fountains ol the heart were all broken up " l'an i do nothing for you aid mr 13 and all the family joined in the inquiry "< hi ! yi s said jiunie " i have en 1 ir von mr 11 lie tin i i ; very low but tt hispen 1 lo us in run and tell ) oil to , mo quickly i'.rii liing tin t u's aside she then continui 1 with u si li n imple but mournful pathos of voice al which an gles in their swiftest llighl would have paused to listen " eiilu r is alraosl gone i:i'l witdieh to sac you before he dies â– â– tell mr ii he said " 1 am going home 1 1 r last and mot hi r llu n strug t 1 to li bi j ilii but almost fainted 1 fore she reached it recovering somewhat . she bid ii hasten for all win too true know ing the condition of tho family and ahnn i overcome by the bimplo recital of the little . i gathered my hat and thread bare emory,|l the scene and found in the little cabbin where the winds moaned funeral dirges through every crevice one parent dying and the other lingering like a faint sigh upon the margin of time in that home of poverty and wretched ness death ns well us the storm seemed holding its rev lry theie sat tbe mother â€” thu wife â€” pitootisly pleading the nnglo of death to withhold the uplifted knife that quivered in his hand or if the stroke must come she feelingly asked tho good bpirit ' might go with him through the shadow of : the vally thai he might fear no evil sure enough thomas adkins a j dy 1 mg lie knew me but the lamp oi his life j was fast going out " i wished to see you ' he said â€¢' before 1 died 1 feel i am ap proaching the duk boundary of the un | known i feel tli.it the icy clinch of the last hour is upon me and yel it is some i consolation in the hour of dissolution to j have one near me win has been more than ii brother let me ask god to pay you in [ richest blessings that which you have done for mo and mine i am passing away my wife will soon join mo in the spirit land and 1 now ask to commit my dar lings jinuie and james into your keep ing 'â€¢ my trie id 1 said " 1 can re fuse you nothing that isiii ray power to do then casting a long lingering look upon his wife and extending his cold icy hands l to his children and then to me said fai'c j well !" ami all was over all that constitutes noble manhood and christian excellence write down to the 1 credit of thomas adkins his spirit is ' gone and no longer thrills that noble heart his wifi â€” 1 turn to her now the strug gle to see the lust selling rays of the light of her love completely prostrated her fragil '. form and snatched reason from its throne she is sinking poor children they , will not be comforted angel here i a thy | other victim but spare her to raise up these children no ! sorrows like mis j fortunes seldom come singly and here j are the twin sorrows she has puss ! ed away and these both slumber in the s hue grave and now you will ask why all this biif firing poverty ruin and filially death .' i will briefly relate however much wise legislators have striven so ameliorate the condition of tbo debtor class the lawn of i the kind still sanction this second iiiurd r and blandly smile iu dignity while proper ty is swept away tho poor become poorer laud this world's goods like power is con stantly stealing from tlie many t the few thomas adkins at the beginning of the i late war held property mid ell cts that placed him above want and a he thought the fear of want the wot come lie as i a true man responded to what he believed to be the call of his country to resist in j vasion set up for ourselves and defend the right all through those bleak days j those dreary months of toil those long years ol want pestilence and woe he bore his full shure hut disease had done its work and at the close oi the contest when his little ones kissed him a thousand times over and his wife sobbed aloud in her fullness ol heart i t meeting him one ! more the dark wing of buffering had left its shadow upon him und funned into a flame the disease that linked in his sys tem that for which lie fought was gone i gone gone his property bus been wast ed by the destroyer's bund desolation i had written its most blackened characters about bis lovely home stocksaud bunds went down with the general mill and the ; heart ot the gallant confederate was well i nigh broken the invincible will and un yielding purpose that hud met the tide of ! death on many a battle field now quailed like n very child at tho sight of the ruin that greet-'d his return homo the tall i black chimney of his former residence still stands as a monument of a ruined home and alas as the sequel proved a ruined family there was nothing lefl him but his land < u this he reared a small log cabin the very one in which 1 found him ' dviug lie was not long permitted to en joy even this humble roof in peace and quiet heartless creditors soon wrenched his land from him the last fragment of a once proud estate anil there was nothing h it him bill an unsullied name his wife and children penniless and alone u ith a heart weighed down and bleeding hi system invited the more rapid advance ol i insidious disease and he li ii as we li tvi , seen a victim to that dispair which is born . ' of ruined libpe and 1,1 isti il fortune with i e favorable burrnumlings and s m for ! kearaiico his days miglil have been length , , ,â€ž,| out in tin land l r e di vol 09 at the shrine of mammon ye soulli s mot . i n the ail of man i charge you with the . ruin that iii overtaken mail ti housi i charge you with widows sighs and or 'â€¢ plums tears 1 charg you with the t â€¢ i l;i daily climb to lieavi n for an audi in , ami r lief i t barge you with the i â– cued hones iiul 1.1 i-i 1 lioj : : 1 like the finger of fal tn an i irly tomb forbear ' i t e ki o\i not ih u t that worth vou till th â– im briati â– and >' '" 'â– " ,. t h i bun of hi ,'â€¢ how in in '' iug children anil bwcep up the last dust of meal from the widows scanty btorc vou would take the poor boldior's chil dren â€” sons aud daughters ol those biros who w nl down in the red tide of latin and bind them oul to tin law because iii the il"iitb of the brave you have li si it pit tance ol money ah ! yon would do ln.iii â€” you would make them the servants of your children and brand them with in famy forever 11 by bo doing you ci nrd . rvn or make money and more still you i vonld deprive them ol their birthright and embitter their existence down to old age but here me dinnie and liininie adhilis beneath that roof where they were found i tapping tapping gently tapping at idic door they are sheltered at leasl for tho present from the winter's cold and sum mers heat they are living mollitmehts 1 your crui 1 oppression and one day as i a sequel to this they shall speak and may it be as effectual as the spirit of god t.ip ! ping tupping gently tapping at thu door of your hearts want ami destitution in the southern states â€” report of ma km generae howard â€” washington mar 8 â€” secretary stanton sent to the senate to-day a report from general howard com missioner of the ltcediueii's bureau rela tive to the destitution now prevailiiigiii the southern states general howard says that from official sources which are con tinued by gentlemen from different sections of the south he estimates that there are 32,662 whites and 24,253 blacks â€” total 56,920 people who will uecd loud from some source before the next crop can re lieve them in live months the probable time required the number of rations re quired for these people will bo 8 535 ood which at :.'â€¢", cents per ration will amount to 3,133,750 ofthis sum an appropria [ tion of 625,000 has already been made leaving an additional sum of sl,508,750j which sum general ii wind deems sutli cient to meet the extreme wants occasion ed hy failure of the crops c gon.how ; md stilt 1 that since hi n port waa drawn ! up he has receiced an estimate from the as sistant commissioners and governor of georgia greatly exceeding bis estimate for that state but he is unwilli g to recom mend a larger appropriation at present present the following table affords the detail of | the estimate for the several states .- no no no vol no white black rations nl 25u virginia 9,500 3,500 750,000 ih7.0(lo x carolina 2,000 2,000 750.00u i-;.iâ€ž,u Â£>. carolina 5,000 5,000 1,500,000 1175,000 ki ri.lu 500 1,000 225,000 fil'doo ; georgia 7,500 5,000 1,875,000 40:1,000 alabama 10,000 5,000 l,"375,000 4(1.1 â€¢ tennessee i nun 1,000 3(hl,000 75,000 mississippi i,ti02 2,03*1 :.-.">. omi 140,000 ' arkansas 1,000 000 225,000 fiil.tllio louisiana 300 200 75,000 l-.r.'.n , ti xas t:i i 24,238 i 535,000 2,133,750 t xi the new york herald gives the following good advice lo the colored people of the south : " the colored people of richmond have started oil very well for a first attempt let them continue moderate and orderly bauish from their councils all white fanat ics and revolutionists who only live onngi ' tation and they may in due hue not only be worthy of but influential enough to : command respect " a lire occurred in washington on last friday night which broke it in the build ing known as the central hotel corner of sixth street and pennsylvania avenue washington which resulted in a shocking â– loss of life as w.-ll as in the i utircdestruc tion of the property which wuh owiied by hugh i els ton of baltimore and valued at 12,000 fully covered by insurance forty negroes left norfolk on thursday on their way to arkansas tiny were ! hired at si 8 per mouth rations and tr.iv.l i ii g expenses to cultivate cotton i during the year i860 there were nine thousand four hundred and fifty patents is sued at washington of which fifty-eight were extensions n.gro sinirv uil exists iii florida â€” the indians of the 11 orglad - h ,\ e di ter , mini d to ke,p th negro laves they deny the juri liction of th laws trouble is appreb tided i a i w !., a pi !' r i " ' llii / 7 059 pomi is from the mil i of t ', oliigh i oil and n ivi ilio.i ( iiinuit hill pas i ov r the i ll lil i ti i \ k , w 1 1 , i p i to the i'aris kxp i implo of one ut iii â– protlu of ' a v/al 1 y a one arm i r day to b ii h â– i have exel li a a i i r 1 i ii â–

v kw'j s / j ib / ex'clix til cm Â¥ v h y & ib&j&u&v ru i#fo i ehis ii a\i:s editor v proprietor iiii;l copies five i'm the olil iforili wlale forever â€” gaston salisbury n 0 thursday marcu 14 1sg7 nitm151j1 1sl vol il philadelphia a dver'ts jas w li i i'l.l.k 1 ii i iii.v smith jnii c sliiailiiilimi v cai.vin iiiiiiiik riddle sherborne & co imi'ortkhh a s i wholesale dealers in foreign jl domestic dry goods 4;;*s market street dcliiw l-'lltli v 483 merchant btreat philadelphia sept 90 186(3 â€¢!Â«'- tin j b iikss d w â€¢ . ii imbklls t m illlllklls sol 1.1-1 smilll hess rogers & chambers l.mi-nll i kits am jlllim iis op hosiery olcvss fancy goods etc etc no ii 1 market street philadelphia sc]it20 lsiiii tw-fim iv d harris tt 1 i ii alletj &. brother ikpohters ami l ii , i i s tl li it a i i lis s china glass & queexsware nos 23 & 25 smith fourth street between market andchestniitsts philadelphia ob0bqbn ai.i.11n tin m a l.l.ix bj pirisiiiii.i ill iss tin v v i;i.iss,,p - by tin i'ln-kiil nt miiiniliii un i i'ri i-i s,|,l 20-3nt g f pritchard with parham work imi'.illti lis \| im 1 \. i i 111 lis and wholesale dealers in hats caps furs & straw goods no il north third street between murkel and arch p li i 1 n a e i s ji i a . wm m i'akiiam i ,. n wnllk sept 80 isiiit tw-ijin u -,". m00f.3 oi si'oki.s i .... \. i . vtfti ii u oil b5Â«m>35 fn-i-i it 1 Â«**Â». co m hell i i till klis i n foreign & domestic dry goods no 529 market street jl i oiniiien ,â€¢ si .) r ll i i 1 o i l i hi a ttiptso isnii tw bin cms t mouoan ai i1bkt p 1111 is wm b i.i i k *â– i ki kistok charles e morgan & co importers anh jobbers of dry goods 510 muriel street oclow sixth philadelphia gept 30 isnii tw-3in hb nu vssb1sr nl south t'al.'ni.in a w ith james palmer &. co wholesale mm ggifc'ts oils paixtst gltssv dye-stuffs no lot market street i u i l i u i i i mi sept so ism tw-fim blackburn & holder pi hp hakb'ists . ticn'dki til i'll h si |{\ it ksto thi3citi jjciis ol's ili-l.urv mill llie burriiundinp coiiii irv tbey liavu buil much experience in the bu sinekk iiml will prompt l execute nil m li â– nl to tin-in iu th ot ,':-:.,,;,,:â€¢;, maimer give thciii a trial address j'.i.ai'ki'.l l.'n & ikh liki oleu lisl ille n c ur sajem 1 1 worth n 0 1 mi:i worth & daniel shipping and i'oniriissioii merchants wilmington n 0 i u'.ai.kks in haijglng rope i i iron i .... i inn plu.-tei i . tin ul hair lleiiiiine 1'erui i oi i . - ; , i ivci uiiienl ii^euts salt ii i mill nil li i ( lllll \.., utufiir lluuji llu i li â– ujier i'liospliate ol j rn \ ..â– â– ..,. , until iii mail ti am sliiti 1 agents liir i i'sweeklj teauislnj line from new v.uk \ of xew vork â€¢ - . kcts i , ti i ,,:. ,, in notice ! tlm pleasant grove asso ciatlon i tie colored r,,pti.-t gliurch wllicll willi oi l''ai,i/.,'il ill hic.iulier la 1 will un i ai lin on ib third ' i ' 1 1 ii i-i i.i \- in april next ul llcllt 1 i liurch llalifiix ( lonii ty virginia twelve iu ; l - i'roui s . m l ||â€ž- i mi 1 1 p on the ii ieliui i und i lunvilli li.iilro.iil all dl-ilui und i:i local liapti.-t pre iclirrs in mori h in oliiin are iu it il to aitenil rkv r i \ m \|; ll \, i ixh , n r i in v i --,,;. i i i ,],.]â€ž! wm l l!0!!lii\s ix - ' ' , s i fasbl /,).'.,' ! \ ' ' . â– .... i^^^m~m~^r^7w-^^irwÂ»m^amr^smmmtxasrimsvmaat~*~ij^timkmmmms^*smt advertisements state of north carolina ( rowan chin it i joseph 0 white vs j original attachinent the national ex l levied on personal pr.-s and trims , property p taiioii ( lomp'y | it a pp a riu io ihe satisfaction of ihe courl thai thi a ti'iidiiuts iu mis paso re tide bey 1 the limits of the stale it is therefore on i by the courl thai publication be uiiulu in the old north state ur six eiiuseculive weeks notifying said absent defendants to be nnd ap peal at tlie next term of this t t to be held for the county of rowan nt the court-house in salisbury on the first monday in may next ' then aud there to plead auswer or demur oth erwise judgment final will be eutered against them a ml the property levied ou sold to satis fy the plaintiffs udg nt and costs yvi less obadiali vv ison clerk of our said curt at ( iffiee in salisbury the 1st mon ! , lay in february a d 18(17 aud iu the nine j iy first year of our indepeiidel â€¢ i 111 l ml w'l.'.i.sen ch'lk j march 1 i8u7 pr lees'll wtlw statc of worth carolina t >|,.\ riiumiiiiv county i in equity c j cochran and others vs heirs at law of timey monroe petition for sale of laud for partition lt appearing to the satisfaction of the curt that the heirs at law of terry monroe ami a 1 cochrane are uoli-resideul defeu dents it is oi'dered that publication be made for six weeks ill the lllll n . ' 1 i ll st il 1 ,'.'' lloii > tying ;!,,.,, of the tiling nf ibis i'eliti m aud j coiniiiauiling them tn tij pear nt the uesl term | ofthis ci in to he held ul tl e court house iu , tr,,y ii il l.i-i monday in february next â– theii and there to plead answer or demur to ' the facts set forth ill llie petition or the cause will be heard ex parte and judgment pro cou fesso rendered agaiusl tliem j w moxtcomery c m i fob i i â– pr fee lt wcw state of north carolina | d wit sun counts ) court of pleas and quarter sessions .[ ugust tt mi i sgo c p i n i 1'iitor of tlm iii i will "!' itarl u i m . ; - i , , ., .â– i n linsl .' i mi :â€¢ r nml others petition lile.l tu fttl i ! ' 'â€¢ ol'siiiil â€¢â€¢ > ,,- â– â€¢ . ilnvii > . icil i niimis nmiei 'â– i sn i mill in take then nl i tlie iilmve mimed , '-,â– â– iâ€ž,l re i i lierub ui ni midi i i m i let rj m icr inlin ivt'/or alexander i'cc/.m smith l-'eczur und others ! the children of llarbiirn i'c.'/.ur de .,-, 1 bite the Â« ft i p in ir.l l ,"/ ii hint i slitill ill tlie i ftl e ol i ounty clerk of said comity in i.cxinjrtoii,ontlic8tli 1 iy ni kebrti irj 1 - ' . 7 pi i -â– i tn ' n â– â– - : ; l nreonnt tvli.-n uml r tliuj iliuik in i his tbe mil ilii of j â– 'â– â– james wiseman com'r ian 01 pr stw state of north carolina | rowan counts \ robert murphy i vs original attachment , th naii.inal l"x \ levietl on personal press ami traii-por property tatioli ( oiupaiiy li appearing to the satisfaction of the court that the defendants in this case reside bevond the limits ofthis stale it is the efore ordered by the rt lhat publication be made in the old north state for six consecutive weeks no tifying said defendants to be and appear al the lie ' b rm of this court to be held tor llie coun ty of rowan at the en rt-house in salisbury on the first monday in may next then and [ , there to plead answer or demur otherwise i judgment final will be entered iigaiust tliem , ami the property levied ou to satisfy the plain tiffs judgment ami .. is(i7 aud in the uiue . ty-liisl year of our ludepelldelice i iii ii.t iii y s,,v clerk march i 1867 pr feeslo wow vihtjabi-e planffiatiow ' flouringmili to rent s aoent oe col geo t liarnes ** i wish to rent por oasb the plant.i ii,,u and mill owned by the late er saml l'icrr the plantation has about i 4>00 a-cre ol opi'h encul in a high state of cul ti vat ion and is well adapt . ,,| to tie i li .' of cot i ii tub ,.','"â€¢ wheal nni i oi ... i il is in f the most i places for cultivation in the county the ! dvi idling boil n i â– large und inudiuu . i-iiiiuiled by oi i the uu : in utitiful and or n.ini,-,iial garden - iu the i - 1 the mill has three sets , mies and is a superior mill ... i n en r jm ct liu iug u large custom an i pleiiiv of wilt i parties wishing i obtain further in format inn can do so by enl - ii,m u no in salisbury or on lieut warden nil the preuii -â€¢ -â€¢ luke blackmer sept 20 iso i i.i i agent for ren i a yale vhle machine shop 28 \ il feet two lories with '- horse power al -., ;, l,,t of machinery to renl or 11 with the '' shop \ iz : t â€¢.' i i vv 1 lathes i llotnry planing . machine saw â– sc ol â€¢â– â– llippii â– â€¢'â– etc hor i i u j ,| 1 ,: tic iii mecl ines ii ith the neces i i belling ele all read in he put ill lim , a splendid chance for 1 ibor saving ami i apply to s r 1iarrtsox tan 5 iso i im frank smith cooper ' _ > il ,- rn me i nl any thine iii ihe ctkm'eujnc line sin ,â– " mr i ,,!, â– '- lot bury , n ' ' old tvoktii state ; till weekly : ,- baths op sullsc'ulption.^a i'kllms cash in advance | til weekly one ycnr â€¢â€¢ ' 'â€¢'"'â– "" ' ' - ' six months - - 3-'"'t ( ' line mouth - - '...â– -â€¢ weekly i 1 weekly nnper one venr â€¢ â€¢ â€¢ Â« 3.00 ' â€ž ' '-' v ntlm - - 1.b0 .- i'en , on â– s ", iir - 22.00 t , i -,."- i v*c'u 40.0(1 . \ rnss s on llie paper intli nt - tho oxplnit on ol ' the ii ; i i i'i ion â€ž . ' ' tlie tvp which the oi.n i:iu -, tk is j ir nl il ;- â€¢ ill i . ' 'â– â€¢ n " puins Â« lm '"' 1 ' ! " i , . . l . visitor tu ever â– â– â€¢< > ly i to lo th â– wo have en : it 1 1 if nolo anil , t i ni i unti buto -â– 1 ( advertising i1ateb j â– i ii ansliln l 11 \ i i s for all i â– â– h li istli.in one month i ine s.|ii.uv i a insert on *' â– ''" ' i kiii-h ii i | lent ii i ' on ; " , t'.iiiii'iirt i.ii.-s no iieriuil - of ,"',â€¢ i foni moi -. i mo i j im ! ; ; mo i i mo i c m0 1 s,â€ž-h fa.ool s.'.o ! si2.00 s'500 1 ' i 2 sq aiitis 7 50 i l.'loii i 17.00 21 u | 21 110 , a s un -. 1(1 iii | i(,n 1 i 110 26.00 i moo i .,', tiies i i'l ! is ml i 23.00 2si iii 37(mi ' iii all cm 13.00 i 19 00 1 jinn 20.00 3s50 1 i i i col i 1 i 27,00 i 33.00 88.00 | ii 00 n ui ih i 01 2 00 i 33iki j 40.00 i v'mo j 60.00 ' ,,-.',. , ,, ii,ini i 42.00 | 62.(10 | fijumj | 7 in [ s ;.,' , ml â– â€¢ ti in iiliul ivitlithnsc who desire â– ' to advertise foi n longor term than lour mouths i court xotlees and advertisements will l,r charged ] nt the usual rates ten line i ul 1 li it ion type or about ot c â€¢ iiiih lengthwise of the column constitute n mitnire . -,, , : s j 1 v hei -. i'l leaded iiuniun will lie eon | ll-nctcd lorn tho oflice nl not l i 1 "" 1 ' ! '".'' tin rate nl iirilinurf i nciits his â– ed is rend r with approval o 1 i in ili i.i tic â– . . ni - per line . v,iv :â– ;: , inserted irregularly oral inter , viil â– -'â– ". per cui i ndditio al the rates nbov urintetl are for standing adver ' tiiini'iit â– '. in r t urn i'i '"â– '-. i â– " t ll crction | lo per cent addition il i more limn two s,|,.i:iivs elimigenlilo nt 1 lion pei if ten lines for e ury i hu ; twcntr-li re cents kiv siiunrt-s estiin 1 n n quarter coin i t ; â€ž,,,! t i isn bull ciilui in rtills for nil ( v ,.., .. â€žâ– . in i in i ..â– di y or year will lie ,..:.!' ml colh e i on ' ... â€” . ... .- -- | wrilti n r'tl i i 1 1 ' taitikc at the dog i nt real iiifc since tbe war t.v c w t tho great war came this fair south i em land was rent and torn bereft and mu i tilated riven and shaken btuined and ' blackened in evi ry thing bill uncompro inising honor and valor â€” as rich gems as i , shine on the escutcheon of our manhood < unexpectedly the struggle iissum d pro portions thai astounded both beligcrents j nnd ut which tho world stood aghast â€¢' southern heroism wrote its name and fame t in letters of blood and bequeathed to nos i terity these ns nn unsullied legacy all it t could leave â€” the pricelc lierilage of lion i or pen nnial and lovi ly as her own ctcrni i t hills ns limpid and pure as tbe waters that i gush from her mountains this buu113 1 clime ft and mellow as the affections thai ' warm in the bosom of her daughters will ' never permit the prido of its spirit to 1 stoop to be a party to il own dish r â€” â€¢ thi spirit will uot crouch to oppression j 1 nor submit tn i long without a protest ; 1 for here the in ni is almost ... ceaseli ssund constant in it devotions to thi principles of right aud justice as the tin less wing of ti to the behest of the eternal 1 he cause f,,r which we fought is lost and we submit to the inexorable deciee of fate â€” , la conn again ubedii ut citizens of the liui . ted states - 1 ni ii hoini li is and almost heartlo -. thousands of tbe best fauiilii 8 in the laud wandered to and fro like the dove seeking r t and finding none and still they wuii â– der up 1 nd down or are driven by those who have 110 mercy on the poor and ill ' fore b ud not unto ihe lord many 1 these the unvwoill sous olid lla m j lit el's ol 11 l,le ires hi retofore strangers to v ml now drag oul 11 niiseraple existence man , of llu in l.ear honorable cai of wo md nni hi uii 1 ,,.â– i ,. uvi ii ut and mom , â– ing and all tbe bitter nj ony v.itb w hich such changed circuuistanci .- can alllict the 1 human heart ll re wo are at the hi ginning of 1sc7 â€” iigurly tw yen since the war ended it is ., cold blcnk day the storm is luging i without li - i mi â– murmurs cine up to our very in arth tone i he moaning voi * ,., in ii \ icw i â– â€¢â– air are caught up by th hla.-t and iiri k 1 inl ir earsati very 1 h --, bob in il ere ice 1 1 bus been pnow , ing all the day and still i ister and i'm ter the icy linger of tin inercib - btoi 111 drop . ; the fleecj â– nibl ms ol . potlesi purity upon a \\ 01 id till stiiiiu 1 with oi il l have watched from my window all the lu long llie 1 ddj inp circb of llie driving .. a ihe fairy queen i her virgin il whirls the pit i - hakes to the k , mh lb in tboiighl of tlw unshelli red md si i m i w 1 ! the rude li iud i win plucki 1 and scatter , ,| 1 |, lal my n ii beauty store tlie little fondlinga ol love lhat make buii sliiue for n household and melody for an e.'ls till i could nliiiosi foreet myowndark nnd pathless condition amid the dreary sur roundings of the present hut here are some comforts left a cheerful lire a shel ter from the blast yes thank < ' ml here ,â– ire other comforts nun treasures though the neal h which we shelter has passed ill i .., n'.ll't llil'ilk m'lll tlm beui'lliiss cl'i-lliloi i has demanded the last and least article h hah the in allows all ! wc still have some comforts real hcarl comforts a wife wllosc interest ill llie welfare of loved ones never subsides nnd four dear little inno cen's â€” jewels thou bust lent unto us (> lord these the despoiler's hand li,l not reach mil the destroyer's arm thrust into tho general wreck thai follows in the track ,,( mm â€” these monuments of god's good ness still survive to engirdle tho darkness of o m low estate with hands of light make sueei melody within while ihe hoarse dis cord of the hou ling wind fills tho air like demon spirits charged to complete the work of destruction which pestilonce and famine lire nml sword left unfinished i siill gaze j out upon the storm playing cross nnd pile j with sleets of snow in mid air and then j hurrying on to find some cabbins roof and , silently drop upon the straw hour or the ! 3c nty bed standing in the corner and 1 still it buowb oh how last the heav ens seem to gl'ow thicker the clouds hailg i ! ke ii pillar of ni^'ht at our very doors aud ill th storm bweeps on like a dolugo â€” j nigh ! moonless aud haggard begins to mill to the gloom and at length throws her mantle around llie world we draw near ' er to the blazing fuggots that light our cot i j . and glaring lure and there make grotesque and unsightly figures upon the wall ; and when these have died out the embers glowiug with heat are till id with all oris of fantastic shapes nnd forms pret ty faces und ii".iy monsters bat listen oh the storm the storm i our little eot tngo trembles to the shock of its fury â€” mi v lie who tempera the winds to the shorn lambs remember the half chid the i-iiiuie the shelterless shivering in the cold this night thou who markest tbe i fall ol th sparrow ; iiuinbtu'est the hairs of our head will nol forget the sufferings of the fatherless nnd tho widow hark nth.it noise is thai '. agaiu it comes loud er than before it is some one tapping t ipping gently tapping al the door no tis but the wind ii irk again ! some j one is knocking kuocking gently knock ing al the door the wild careering of the winds drowns the faint but earnest voices without again it conies tapping tapping gent ly tapping at the door loose the lust j i'i intra answer the btimmons at tho door ' a little girl mnl hoy stand shivering in the ' ... lo w ilii i tale ot sorrow ou the tonguo and a load of anguish in the heart ob that my pen were dipped in the tears ol sorrow thai trickle down those little cheeks tl it ni jit and thai my tonguo were touch j , i with words that incite men to noble uc i ns while i tell as i fell mid knew the j the true condition ol the family for which th err uu was just made and let his or h .- voic be lost iu the gurgling sweep ol ii storm that could withhold tho words deeds and tears thai might add one ray ol comfort or spark of sympathy t those di folate hearts and let the hand bo blight ed hv the withering touch ol similar want that gives not that lends not its substance unto the lord god pity the lot of these poor shivering half clad children whose aching limbs have horn them to our door j the dark angel of tho night made death hideous to tliuir eyes while their little hearts shudderingly recoiled from the sceue inn the go d angle of mercy bent over nnd guided them safely to our habita tions â€¢â– coine in wo all said at once good evening mid thank you was tho re sponce 'â€¢ l'oor huh s.ili ri is said mr illiikelv " what misfortune what dire ne cessity has forced you abroad this cold dreary niglil ! and bow amid the dark iii und tl â– â– angry murmurs of the bbisl could youi ut ike your way ? draw closer to i bo lire and tell us till the cars were t '..- 1 chasing each other dowu utile jinnie's , llnvi ijiiiveriiig nil llie loll liken , a-li s like boaiiitii'ul stars pendant l mil the lingers of < 1ml tin n drop drop drop as if the fountains ol the heart were all broken up " l'an i do nothing for you aid mr 13 and all the family joined in the inquiry "< hi ! yi s said jiunie " i have en 1 ir von mr 11 lie tin i i ; very low but tt hispen 1 lo us in run and tell ) oil to , mo quickly i'.rii liing tin t u's aside she then continui 1 with u si li n imple but mournful pathos of voice al which an gles in their swiftest llighl would have paused to listen " eiilu r is alraosl gone i:i'l witdieh to sac you before he dies â– â– tell mr ii he said " 1 am going home 1 1 r last and mot hi r llu n strug t 1 to li bi j ilii but almost fainted 1 fore she reached it recovering somewhat . she bid ii hasten for all win too true know ing the condition of tho family and ahnn i overcome by the bimplo recital of the little . i gathered my hat and thread bare emory,|l the scene and found in the little cabbin where the winds moaned funeral dirges through every crevice one parent dying and the other lingering like a faint sigh upon the margin of time in that home of poverty and wretched ness death ns well us the storm seemed holding its rev lry theie sat tbe mother â€” thu wife â€” pitootisly pleading the nnglo of death to withhold the uplifted knife that quivered in his hand or if the stroke must come she feelingly asked tho good bpirit ' might go with him through the shadow of : the vally thai he might fear no evil sure enough thomas adkins a j dy 1 mg lie knew me but the lamp oi his life j was fast going out " i wished to see you ' he said â€¢' before 1 died 1 feel i am ap proaching the duk boundary of the un | known i feel tli.it the icy clinch of the last hour is upon me and yel it is some i consolation in the hour of dissolution to j have one near me win has been more than ii brother let me ask god to pay you in [ richest blessings that which you have done for mo and mine i am passing away my wife will soon join mo in the spirit land and 1 now ask to commit my dar lings jinuie and james into your keep ing 'â€¢ my trie id 1 said " 1 can re fuse you nothing that isiii ray power to do then casting a long lingering look upon his wife and extending his cold icy hands l to his children and then to me said fai'c j well !" ami all was over all that constitutes noble manhood and christian excellence write down to the 1 credit of thomas adkins his spirit is ' gone and no longer thrills that noble heart his wifi â€” 1 turn to her now the strug gle to see the lust selling rays of the light of her love completely prostrated her fragil '. form and snatched reason from its throne she is sinking poor children they , will not be comforted angel here i a thy | other victim but spare her to raise up these children no ! sorrows like mis j fortunes seldom come singly and here j are the twin sorrows she has puss ! ed away and these both slumber in the s hue grave and now you will ask why all this biif firing poverty ruin and filially death .' i will briefly relate however much wise legislators have striven so ameliorate the condition of tbo debtor class the lawn of i the kind still sanction this second iiiurd r and blandly smile iu dignity while proper ty is swept away tho poor become poorer laud this world's goods like power is con stantly stealing from tlie many t the few thomas adkins at the beginning of the i late war held property mid ell cts that placed him above want and a he thought the fear of want the wot come lie as i a true man responded to what he believed to be the call of his country to resist in j vasion set up for ourselves and defend the right all through those bleak days j those dreary months of toil those long years ol want pestilence and woe he bore his full shure hut disease had done its work and at the close oi the contest when his little ones kissed him a thousand times over and his wife sobbed aloud in her fullness ol heart i t meeting him one ! more the dark wing of buffering had left its shadow upon him und funned into a flame the disease that linked in his sys tem that for which lie fought was gone i gone gone his property bus been wast ed by the destroyer's bund desolation i had written its most blackened characters about bis lovely home stocksaud bunds went down with the general mill and the ; heart ot the gallant confederate was well i nigh broken the invincible will and un yielding purpose that hud met the tide of ! death on many a battle field now quailed like n very child at tho sight of the ruin that greet-'d his return homo the tall i black chimney of his former residence still stands as a monument of a ruined home and alas as the sequel proved a ruined family there was nothing lefl him but his land < u this he reared a small log cabin the very one in which 1 found him ' dviug lie was not long permitted to en joy even this humble roof in peace and quiet heartless creditors soon wrenched his land from him the last fragment of a once proud estate anil there was nothing h it him bill an unsullied name his wife and children penniless and alone u ith a heart weighed down and bleeding hi system invited the more rapid advance ol i insidious disease and he li ii as we li tvi , seen a victim to that dispair which is born . ' of ruined libpe and 1,1 isti il fortune with i e favorable burrnumlings and s m for ! kearaiico his days miglil have been length , , ,â€ž,| out in tin land l r e di vol 09 at the shrine of mammon ye soulli s mot . i n the ail of man i charge you with the . ruin that iii overtaken mail ti housi i charge you with widows sighs and or 'â€¢ plums tears 1 charg you with the t â€¢ i l;i daily climb to lieavi n for an audi in , ami r lief i t barge you with the i â– cued hones iiul 1.1 i-i 1 lioj : : 1 like the finger of fal tn an i irly tomb forbear ' i t e ki o\i not ih u t that worth vou till th â– im briati â– and >' '" 'â– " ,. t h i bun of hi ,'â€¢ how in in '' iug children anil bwcep up the last dust of meal from the widows scanty btorc vou would take the poor boldior's chil dren â€” sons aud daughters ol those biros who w nl down in the red tide of latin and bind them oul to tin law because iii the il"iitb of the brave you have li si it pit tance ol money ah ! yon would do ln.iii â€” you would make them the servants of your children and brand them with in famy forever 11 by bo doing you ci nrd . rvn or make money and more still you i vonld deprive them ol their birthright and embitter their existence down to old age but here me dinnie and liininie adhilis beneath that roof where they were found i tapping tapping gently tapping at idic door they are sheltered at leasl for tho present from the winter's cold and sum mers heat they are living mollitmehts 1 your crui 1 oppression and one day as i a sequel to this they shall speak and may it be as effectual as the spirit of god t.ip ! ping tupping gently tapping at thu door of your hearts want ami destitution in the southern states â€” report of ma km generae howard â€” washington mar 8 â€” secretary stanton sent to the senate to-day a report from general howard com missioner of the ltcediueii's bureau rela tive to the destitution now prevailiiigiii the southern states general howard says that from official sources which are con tinued by gentlemen from different sections of the south he estimates that there are 32,662 whites and 24,253 blacks â€” total 56,920 people who will uecd loud from some source before the next crop can re lieve them in live months the probable time required the number of rations re quired for these people will bo 8 535 ood which at :.'â€¢", cents per ration will amount to 3,133,750 ofthis sum an appropria [ tion of 625,000 has already been made leaving an additional sum of sl,508,750j which sum general ii wind deems sutli cient to meet the extreme wants occasion ed hy failure of the crops c gon.how ; md stilt 1 that since hi n port waa drawn ! up he has receiced an estimate from the as sistant commissioners and governor of georgia greatly exceeding bis estimate for that state but he is unwilli g to recom mend a larger appropriation at present present the following table affords the detail of | the estimate for the several states .- no no no vol no white black rations nl 25u virginia 9,500 3,500 750,000 ih7.0(lo x carolina 2,000 2,000 750.00u i-;.iâ€ž,u Â£>. carolina 5,000 5,000 1,500,000 1175,000 ki ri.lu 500 1,000 225,000 fil'doo ; georgia 7,500 5,000 1,875,000 40:1,000 alabama 10,000 5,000 l,"375,000 4(1.1 â€¢ tennessee i nun 1,000 3(hl,000 75,000 mississippi i,ti02 2,03*1 :.-.">. omi 140,000 ' arkansas 1,000 000 225,000 fiil.tllio louisiana 300 200 75,000 l-.r.'.n , ti xas t:i i 24,238 i 535,000 2,133,750 t xi the new york herald gives the following good advice lo the colored people of the south : " the colored people of richmond have started oil very well for a first attempt let them continue moderate and orderly bauish from their councils all white fanat ics and revolutionists who only live onngi ' tation and they may in due hue not only be worthy of but influential enough to : command respect " a lire occurred in washington on last friday night which broke it in the build ing known as the central hotel corner of sixth street and pennsylvania avenue washington which resulted in a shocking â– loss of life as w.-ll as in the i utircdestruc tion of the property which wuh owiied by hugh i els ton of baltimore and valued at 12,000 fully covered by insurance forty negroes left norfolk on thursday on their way to arkansas tiny were ! hired at si 8 per mouth rations and tr.iv.l i ii g expenses to cultivate cotton i during the year i860 there were nine thousand four hundred and fifty patents is sued at washington of which fifty-eight were extensions n.gro sinirv uil exists iii florida â€” the indians of the 11 orglad - h ,\ e di ter , mini d to ke,p th negro laves they deny the juri liction of th laws trouble is appreb tided i a i w !., a pi !' r i " ' llii / 7 059 pomi is from the mil i of t ', oliigh i oil and n ivi ilio.i ( iiinuit hill pas i ov r the i ll lil i ti i \ k , w 1 1 , i p i to the i'aris kxp i implo of one ut iii â– protlu of ' a v/al 1 y a one arm i r day to b ii h â– i have exel li a a i i r 1 i ii â–